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The $1.2tn desperation play — Why Trump’s $5,000 midterm bribe will backfire
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (809+ words) Campaign trail theatre or not, Trump’s proposal of paying every US adult $5,000 if the Republicans win the midterm elections tells us considerably more about Republican weakness than Republican strength Natale Labia writes on the economy and finance. Partner and chief…...
Carney pushes idea of making Canada ‘associate member’ of EU, WSJ reports
5+ hour, 46+ min ago (445+ words) BRUSSELS, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney wants a closer relationship with the European Union and is exploring whether his country could become an "associate member" of the bloc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The EU, which…...
Vance takes center stage as Republicans weigh a post-Trump future
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1016+ words) DALLAS, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Vice President JD Vance took center stage at the Republican Dallas convention on Thursday in a speech seen as an early test of his 2028 White House prospects, offering a message of nationalistic pride that resonated with the…...
Republicans, touting Trump, attack Democrats as ‘dangerous, radical and weird’
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (904+ words) DALLAS, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Republicans opened their unusual midterm convention on Wednesday with plenty of praise for Donald Trump and scathing attacks on "dangerous" Democrats, placing a risky bet that the president's brand can energize core backers despite his broad unpopularity....
US accuses Chinese AI firms of ‘malicious’ copying of AI technology
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (349+ words) The US government on Tuesday accused Chinese artificial intelligence companies of maliciously copying technology from American AI firms, potentially complicating relations ahead of a planned meeting between leaders of the world's two biggest economies later this month. The Chinese companies…...
War expands as Houthis attack Saudi cities and US strikes Iranian tankers
5+ day, 16+ min ago (966+ words) DUBAI/CAIRO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The Middle East war intensified on Tuesday with Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen launching strikes on several Saudi cities, further embroiling a U.S. ally in the conflict, while U.S. forces hit multiple Iranian oil tankers and Iran targeted a…...
UK to sanction Israeli West Bank settlements in support for two-state solution
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (550+ words) Britain will announce a trade ban on goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank later on Tuesday, a senior minister said, framed as a step up in UK support for a two-state solution. The US is likely…...
Thousands of Brazilians rally for Bolsonaro in tight presidential race against Lula
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (480+ words) In chilly temperatures, some 28,500 people massed on Sao Paulo's Paulista Avenue for the conservatives' rally, researchers from the University of Sao Paulo's Monitor do Debate Politico estimated. Organizers cast the demonstration as a protest against Lula's government and Supreme Court…...
Philippines’ Teodoro says China could exploit cuts in US-South Korean exercises
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (550+ words) China could see recent cuts to U.S.-South Korean military exercises as an opportunity to reassert itself in the Indo-Pacific, Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Monday, though he said Washington had assured Manila that its commitments to the Philippines…...
38 Dora Nginza doctors warn of ‘unacceptable risk’ after mother’s death
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (1463+ words) Thirty-eight doctors at Dora Nginza Hospital in Gqeberha have collectively warned that conditions in their obstetrics and gynaecology department pose an ‘unacceptable risk’ to mothers and babies. In a frank letter, they detail failing electrical infrastructure, broken resuscitation equipment, staff…...